Hematology
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Guide explains nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage
Bleeding affects everybody in medicine, from family doctors in smaller institutions who work in emergency departments to obstetricians and...
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Factors linked with increased VTE risk in COVID outpatients
While the overall risk for VTE was low, age of at least 55 years, being male, and having a BMI of at least 30 and history of VTE increased the...
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Doctors are disappearing from emergency departments as hospitals look to cut costs
It took three trips to the ED on 3 consecutive days before a patient saw a doctor who looked at her blood work.
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VEXAS syndrome: More common, variable, and severe than expected
A large U.S. analysis found that this newly discovered genetic disease has a estimated prevalence of 1 in 4,269 in men older than 50.
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EHR-based thromboembolism risk tool boosted prophylaxis
A thromboembolism risk calculator in a hospital’s EHR led to a significant rise in appropriate thromboprophylaxis and a drop in thromboembolic...
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Children with sickle cell anemia not getting treatments, screening
Annual screenings are recommended as is treatment with hydroxyurea, but only about half of affected children are getting lifesaving care.
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AAP guidance helps distinguish bleeding disorders from abuse
Laboratory testing of bleeding cannot always rule out abuse, just as a history of trauma may not rule out a bleeding disorder or other medical...
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Blood type linked to higher risk for early onset stroke
“The risk of stroke due to blood type is smaller than other risk factors that we know about, like smoking and hypertension. I would be much more...
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AXIOMATIC-SSP: Cautious optimism on factor XI inhibitor in stroke
The new factor XI inhibitor antithrombotic, milvexian, showed promising results in a dose-finding phase 2 trial in patients with acute ischemic...
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Updated AHA/ASA guideline changes care for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
Several “standard care” therapies for ICH are not as effective as once thought and are no longer recommended in updated guidelines.
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Cancer patients unaware of their increased thrombosis risk
“These professionals are on the front line of the battle; they are among the first healthcare workers given the chance to suspect a clot and...